Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition

MassGeneral Hospital for Children pediatric gastroenterologists treat all disorders of the liver, pancreas, gall bladder and intestinal tract. The Unit uses state-of-the-art technology, such as video endoscopy, manometry, and the GE LightSpeed CT scanner, an exceptional diagnostic tool. Their research in inflammatory bowel disease, developmental gastroenterology, genetics, pharmacological developments and the basic biology of diseases contributes to the development of new treatment methodologies, providing patients access to cutting-edge treatments.

Esther Israel, MD Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 617-726-8705 Fax: 617-724-2710
MD Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1979
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatrics, 1981
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1985
Board Certification: Pediatrics, 1984; Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1990
Clinical interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, neonatal gastroenterology, failure to thrive, liver disease.

Timothy Buie, MD
Phone: 617-726-8705 Fax: 617-724-2710
MD Degree: University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School, 1984
Residency: Bridgeport (CT) Hospital, Pediatrics-Internal Medicine Combined, 1988
Fellowship: Yale University, Yale New Haven Hospital, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1990
Board Certification: Pediatrics, 1996; Pediatric Gastroenterology
Clinical interests: All disorders that affect the liver, gastrointestinal tract and nutritional status of infants, children, and adolescents, pancreatic disease, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy

Harland S. Winter, MD
MD Degree: University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Medicine, 1974
Residency: University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Pediatrics, 1977
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Boston, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 1980
Board Certification: Pediatrics, 1979; Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1990
Clinical Interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease,Immunodeficiency, Gastro-Esophageal Reflux, Pancreatitis, Constipation